Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY OF MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 220108000795
Berg Jones Elementary School
3000 Burg Jones Lane, Monroe, LA 71202 · (318) 325-8982 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
323 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 11% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
12.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
5.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 12 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 12.0% | 5.0% |
| 2024-25 | 11.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 17.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
8.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Berg Jones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #578 of 583 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #580 of 582 | #29 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #577 of 587 | #30 of 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #83 of 540 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #502 of 714 | #20 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #150 of 655 | #5 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.4% | #650 of 655 | #29 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #9 of 705 | #1 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #183 of 436 | #14 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
328
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 328 | 27.7 | 11.8:1 | 98% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 27.7 | 14.2:1 | 93% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 22.2 | 16.1:1 | 97% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 88% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 21.2 | 19.0:1 | 94% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | N/A | N/A | 92% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 99% (453) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 35 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berg Jones Elementary School.
About Berg Jones Elementary School
The public elementary school Berg Jones Elementary School is located in Monroe, Louisiana. Enrollment is 328 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 28% lower.
City of Monroe School District has a total of 19 schools and 8,033 students, Berg Jones Elementary School among them.
At Berg Jones Elementary School, Black students make up 99% of the student body. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 37%. The chance that two students picked at random at Berg Jones Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
The count of teachers at Berg Jones Elementary School is 27.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.8:1. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. The school counts 323 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. That is higher than the 67% average for public schools in Ouachita Parish.
On BeatsExpectations, Berg Jones Elementary School is 4.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools.
Within Ouachita Parish, median household income is about $54,688, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Federal data list 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 25,952.
Swayze Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Berg Jones Elementary School at 7th of 7.
NCES describes the area around Berg Jones Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Berg Jones Elementary School had 327 students in 2020-21 and 328 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.8:1, from 16.4:1.
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Ouachita Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,480
Census ACS
Median income
$54,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
25,952 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in City of Monroe School District
- Neville High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Wossman High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Sallie Humble Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 577 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Neville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 474 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Neville High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Wossman High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Sallie Humble Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 577 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Swayze Elementary School0.3 mi · 175
- Shady Grove Elementary School0.7 mi · 195
- Minnie Ruffin Elementary School1.0 mi · 354
- Martin Luther King Junior High School1.1 mi · 350
- Wossman High School1.2 mi · 635
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary1.2 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Berg Jones Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Berg Jones Elementary School?
Berg Jones Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Berg Jones Elementary School serve?
Berg Jones Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berg Jones Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berg Jones Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berg Jones Elementary School?
At Berg Jones Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 0% Hispanic, 99% Black.
What district is Berg Jones Elementary School in?
Berg Jones Elementary School is part of City of Monroe School District.
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